Harriet Blossom, the lonely wife of a workaholic brassiere manufacturer, breaks her sewing machine and ends up in bed with the repairman, a mechanic from one of her husband's factories. The...
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Title: The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Harriet Blossom | |
| Richard Attenborough | ... | Robert Blossom | |
| James Booth | ... | Ambrose Tuttle | |
| Freddie Jones | ... | Det. Sgt. Dylan | |
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William Rushton | ... | Dylan's assistant |
| Bob Monkhouse | ... | Dr. Taylor | |
| Patricia Routledge | ... | Miss Reece | |
| John Bluthal | ... | Judge | |
| Harry Towb | ... | Doctor | |
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Sandra Caron | ... | Pet shop assistant |
| Sheila Steafel | ... | Pet shop saleslady (as Sheila Staefel) | |
| Frank Thornton | ... | Factory manager | |
| Barry Humphries | ... | Art dealer | |
| John Cleese | ... | Post Office Clerk | |
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Bruce Lacey | ... | Musketeer |
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Harriet Blossom, the lonely wife of a workaholic brassiere manufacturer, breaks her sewing machine and ends up in bed with the repairman, a mechanic from one of her husband's factories. The man, Ambrose, is supposed to leave during the night, but Harriet finds him the next day still hiding in the attic. Harriet lets her new lover stay in the attic for years, managing to keep it all secret from her husband and from the detectives investigating the sudden disappearance of a certain Mr. Ambrose Tuttle. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
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11 September 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Lyrics by Norman Newell
Music by Riz Ortolani
Performed by Jack Jones
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During filming, Sir Richard Attenborough offered Shirley MacLaine the part in Gandhi (1982), which was played by Candice Bergen. See more »Goofs
In the scene where Robert is conducting the Brass Band, a picture of a Mexican (Mr. Tuttle dressed-up) and a dog (Dinky) is visible. These two characters don't appear until later in the picture and Robert only sees the picture for the 'first time' at Mrs.Blossom's picture exhibition after that. See more »Soundtracks
The Way That I LiveLyrics by Norman Newell
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Performed by Jack Jones
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I only saw this movie once, around 1982. Sorry to admit, I was still doing some of the 60s things at the time, like smoking pot, and so my recollections are not so vivid of the movie (except for laughing too much, and a giant bra), but it is remarkable that even now when I see Shirley McLaine movies I always wonder why Ihave never seen Mrs. Blossom again. I looked it up on Internet just now and came here, because "What a Way to Go!" came on, and it is another even older (1964) Shirley McLaine movie. She's So CUTE!
Hmm, now that I recall, I was also in a love triangle at the time. Maybe that's why it seems so poignant.